Hotel Albris stories

For guests and friends of the Hotel Albris

Editorial and texts: Franco Furger

Two Families with a Passion for Hospitality

More than just good neighbors: Claudio and Stephanie Kochendörfer, Anne Rose and Thomas Walther. The Walther and Albris hotels are as much a part of Pontresina as the butter and vanilla cream.
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The work in the pastry shop is diverse and creative

Annina Walther is 24 years old and already the new boss of the Kochendörfer confectionery. She has known the Hotel Albris since childhood, as she lived there.
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A State-of-the-Art Bakery

Good bread requires natural ingredients, a long resting time for the dough, and traditional craftsmanship. Nothing has changed in our bakery in that respect. Everything else is new.
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From Ukraine to the Hotel Albris

Mykhailo has been many things in his life: sailor, croupier in a casino, and until recently, kitchen helper at the Hotel Albris. Starting this winter, he will be working as a [position title - likely a specific person or organization - likely a ...
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If the day starts with breakfast – ours will make your day! 

Breakfast is important. It gives you energy for the day and puts you in a good mood. But often you don't have the time. It's even better when...
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Take a Look at the New Kitchen – from Our New Breakfast Buffet

Good cooking requires passion, seasoned with a pinch of love. And when the kitchen is up to date, the work is even more enjoyable, says ...
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For 30 Years at the Hotel Albris

The brothers Afonso and Duarte Ferreira know the Hotel Albris inside and out. They have been working in the hotel for 30 years. As porter and cook.
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Commuters between sea and mountains

Our Chef de Service comes from Tuscany. As a trained sommelier, Maurizio Morelli knows how the right wine makes a good meal a better one. ...
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From Portugal to the Hotel Albris

He shapes good bread, she packages fine Engadine cakes. Paulo and Sandra Carvalho-Silva have been working at the Hotel Albris for 15 years. The financial crisis forced them to ...
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A New Design for Our Wellness Area

Detoxify, relax, de-stress. Best with a view of the mountains and the scent of Swiss stone pine in your nose. The Hotel Albris has completely renovated its wellness area in spring 2023...
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The new restaurant Kochendörfer

“Larch wood has a beautiful reddish color” The new Kochendörfer restaurant stands out with its spacious seating niches and lots of wood. Guido Manzoni, project manager at Rominger carpentry, explains, ...
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Fresh bread straight from the wood oven

Recently we have been baking bread in a real wood-burning oven.. This is not in the bakery, but one floor higher – in the completely rebuilt restaurant. Most of the time it is ...
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200 cakes in two hours

There is a lot of confectionery art in an Engadine cake. What is crucial is the correct composition of shortcrust pastry bases and butter-Malmond-Vanilla cream. Today is Engadine cakes-Tag. In the background is a monotone ...
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Looking for the perfect bread

In search of the perfect bread The best bread contains sourdough instead of yeast, says Claudio Kochendörfer. To find the perfect taste, he has ...
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The art of good service

The art of good service Martina and Umberto will soon know the Hotel Albris better than their home. Because the two Chef de Service have been working since ...
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The seductive scent of fresh bread

Our house never sleeps. At night the bakery is busy so that the hotel guests can bite into fresh rolls the next morning. Most of the bread ends up ...
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Two new garden rooms

The spacious rooms lead directly into the hotel garden and have their own whirlpool – ideal for families. The Hotel Albris has expanded and can ...
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There are no coincidences

The Hotel Albris supports a charitable project in Nepal. Our regular guest Hannes Bissig was significantly involved in the new building of the school. On April 25. 25. ... was shocked
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Hotel Albris, how the ibex got his cake

How the Ibex got his cake

It was practically extinct until the first successful reintroduction was achieved in Pontresina. Reason enough for the Kochendörfer confectionery to make a fine cake for the ibex ...
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